Take a look at our library! Our library is open to everyone and the library card is free!

Take a look at our library! Our library is open to everyone and the library card is free!

BOOKS

·picture books for children

·information about the world

·novels

·books in 36 languages

·stories of kinds

You can enjoy newspapers and magazines in the reading room.

You can borrow five books at most one time and keep them for three weeks. VIDEO

·all kinds of video films

·TV plays

·music video

·special interests

You can enjoy yourself and take time to watch your favourite videos at home.

You can keep a video for a week for 1 dollar.

You can borrow as many videos one time as you like.         AUDIO（音频）

·music of everyone:

classical, rock, pop, jazz, blues , folk

·Language cassettes（磁带）="42" main languages in the world.

Special rooms for you to enjoy listening.

CDs and cassettes can be borrowed —FREE.

You can borrow one CD or one cassette one time and keep it for one week.

1.Which of the following can only be enjoyed in the reading room?

A．Newspapers       B．Music videos       C．CDs              D．Language cassettes

2.In the library we can           .

A．borrow the newest magazines              B．watch our favourite video films

C．listen to CDs of pop music                 D．find books in 42 main languages in the world

3.Which of the following is Not True?

A．You can pay nothing for the library card.

B．You can borrow as many videos as you like one time.

C．There are rooms for you to enjoy TV plays in the library.

D．You can borrow five books at one time and keep them for three weeks.

Music has many forms．Most counties have a style（风格）0f their own．For example，Argentina（阿根廷）is famous for tango；the USA is well-known for jazz，which has become popular all over the world．

Jazz is natural and free．It’s different from classical music，which follows European traditions．Jazz became popular music because of America．American blacks made the music of Jazz．At the time rich Americans bought blacks and made them work for every day．The blacks often sang when they were working．Singing made the hard work go faster．And the music made everyone happy．It was an early form of jazz．Music has always been important in blacks’ life because they have a rich musical tradition．In the fields，they made up this kind of music．Soon，the music became a part of American music．

1．What does the underlined word“forms”mean?

A．表格                      B．表现                       C．种类                      D．用处

2．What kind of music is Argentina famous for?

A．Tango．                 B．European music       C．Classical music．    D．Techno．

3．Which kind of music follows European traditions?

A．Jazz．                    B．Pop                        C．Classical music．    D．Rock．

4．Who made the music of Jazz?

A．Rich Americans．                                       B．American blacks．

C．American musicians                                   D．American workers．

5．Why did the blacks often sing when they were working?

A．Because they liked music very much．

B．Because the rich Americans wanted them to do that．

C．Because they don’t like the work．

D．Because singing made them happy．

The Blue Danube is ________ music．

　　　　A．pop　　B．classical

　　　　C．rock D．traditional